Assignment - Infographics - 077

Objective

Create a Sankey diagram in Canva showing how your weekly study time splits - first by subject, then by the type of activity within each subject.

What is a Sankey Diagram?

Look up “Sankey diagram” before starting. It uses bands of varying width to show how a quantity flows and divides. In this assignment, the quantity is study hours. The wider the band, the more time it represents.

Instructions

Step 1: Track Your Study Time

Over one week, or based on a typical week, record:

• Which subjects you study
• How many hours you spend on each
• What you do within each subject: attending lectures, taking notes, doing assignments, building a portfolio, reading, or revising for exams

Step 2: Organize the Flows

• Level 1: Total weekly study hours
• Level 2: Subjects (e.g., ICT in Education, Child Development, Teaching Methods, Urdu, English)
• Level 3: Activities within each subject (notes, assignments, portfolio, revision, reading)

Step 3: Build in Canva

• Use Canva’s diagram tools, or generate the chart at sankeymatic.com and import the image.
• Assign a distinct color to each subject.
• Label each band with the number of hours.
• Title: “My Weekly Study Time by Subject and Activity.”

Design Tips

• The subject that takes the most time should have the widest band - this is the main visual point of the diagram.
• Use lighter shades of the same color for sub-activities within a subject, so they read as belonging together.
• Keep labels brief: subject name and hours only.

Required Elements

• All subjects you study included.
• At least three activity types per subject.
• Color-coded flows with hours labeled.
• A clear title.